DOLE LAUNCHES NEW CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY WEBSITE
July 6, 2011
Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE:DOLE) announced today that it has launched its new Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability website. This tool is now fully integrated into Dole's corporate website. It also specifically emphasizes Dole's four pillars of sustainability (Carbon Footprint, Water Management, Soil Conservation and Packaging) in addition to Dole's environmental and labor practices and community programs.
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DOLE FOOD COMPANY HOSTS SUMMIT SHOWCASING LATEST INNOVATIONS IN SUSTAINABILITY
June 14, 2011
This past week, Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE:DOLE) hosted more than 30 academics, researchers, members of NGOs, opinion leaders and Costa Rican officials during a three-day sustainability summit in Costa Rica. Participants were given full access to several Dole facilities, where presentations and field demonstrations emphasized the Company’s latest innovations and research efforts in water management, soil conservation, carbon footprint reduction and waste handling.
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DOLE FOOD COMPANY NAMED GRAND WINNER OF 2011 KAPATIRAN SA INDUSTRIYA (KAPATID) AWARDS
May 26, 2011
Dole Food Company announced today that the Company’s Philippines division (Dolefil) received the top honor by the Employer’s Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) last week at the Kapatiran sa Industriya (KAPATID) Awards. The award, which recognizes the company’s efforts in industrial peace and harmony, productivity and quality, social accountability, strategic vision and partnerships for business and employment, was presented by Philippines President Benigno S. Aquino III during the Closing Ceremonies of the National Conference for Employers (NCE) on May 5, 2011.
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DOLE NOW OFFERING CONSUMERS RAINFOREST ALLIANCE CERTIFIED™ BANANAS
April 27, 2011
Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE:DOLE) today announced that Dole is now selling bananas grown on Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms in Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala. The farms meet the Rainforest Alliance’s comprehensive environmental and social standards, protecting wildlife habitat and workers alike. Consumers can find Dole bananas with the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal at select retailers throughout the United States.
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DOLE FOOD COMPANY GROWS SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAM WITH HELP FROM ACTRESS EMMANUELLE CHRIQUI AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA ASSOCIATION
April 5, 2011
Today Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE:DOLE) joined the Environmental Media Association (EMA), actress and advocate Emmanuelle Chriqui and Carson High School students and officials to mark the dedication of a garden at the school facilities. Dole farmer Greg France, handed out strawberry seed packets and shared tips on sustainable farming while Chriqui spoke to students about nutrition.
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DOLE PRESENTS COMPANY'S SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES DURING COSTA RICA BUSINESS FORUM ATTENDED BY AL GORE
March 21, 2011
Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE:DOLE) today announced that Dole was one of the main sponsor's of Costa Rica's first Business Forum on Sustainability and the Environment (Foro Empresarial sobre Sostenibilidad y Ambiente) March 16. This forum was organized by Terra Partners, the first company in the region specialized in green marketing.
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PHILIPPINE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL RESULTS OF DOLEFIL TRADE UNION CERTIFICATION ELECTION
March 8, 2011
Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE:DOLE) today announced that the Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines has proclaimed the results of the February 22, 2011 trade union Certification Election held at Dolefil, a Dole operating subsidiary in the Philippines.
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DOLE FOOD COMPANY COORDINATES MEDICAL MISSION TO THE PHILIPPINES
February 8, 2011
Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE:DOLE) today announced that Dolefil, a Dole operating subsidiary in the Philippines, recently hosted the latest of three medical missions to the Philippines since 2007.
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